Wanbe Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wanbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon521:399,40534,455
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wanbe (45) may also be a first name.

Wanbe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wanbe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wanbe is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanbe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanbe is the 1,746,159th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Wanbe reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wanbe is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 45 people.

Wanbe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 399,405. In Cameroon Wanbe is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 62 percent live, North Region, where 29 percent live and Northwest Region, where 6 percent live. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanbee9112/
Wanbei9110/
Hwanbe917/
Wanbey914/
Wanmbe912/
Wainber832/
Wanbeth831/
Wahanbe831/
Waynber831/
Wambe802,400/
Wanbi801,048/
Wanba80409/
Banbe80302/
Vanbe8029/
Wanby805/
Wonbe802/
Wattenbe772/
Watenbee770/
Wambes731,110/
Wanbai73201/
Wambea73108/
Waimbe7344/
Wonbee7342/
Hwambe7341/
Wanmba7336/
Wambie7336/
Wanbui7321/
Vanber7310/
Wambet738/
Wambeu737/
Wonbeh736/
Wonbie736/
Weambe735/
Banbee735/
Vanmbe734/
Wambei734/
Banbey733/
Vanbee733/
Wonber733/
Wgambe733/
Wambey733/
Wanbay733/
Wanvee733/
Wainba732/
Bannbe732/
Wambed732/
Wainbi732/
Vanbey732/
Banmbe731/
Wannba731/
Vainbe731/
Waambe731/
Wonbey731/
Wonbge731/
Banbei731/
Wambee731/
Wonbei731/
Weinbe731/
Banbhe731/
Wuambe731/
Wainby730/
Wattenbee710/
Vanbets6786/
Waineby6712/
Vanberh676/
Uhannbe674/
Wambeha672/
Wanmboi671/
Bainbee671/
Watimbe671/
Vanbess671/
Vanbest671/
Vanbeeh671/
Vanbeer671/
Vanbeit671/
Vaynber671/
Wasinbi671/
Vainber671/
Vwanvei671/
Wanmbui671/
Vanbeej671/
Wasembe671/
Uhanber671/
Wanbish670/
Wambeer670/
Vaunbie670/
Weinbey670/
Watenby670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanbe
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